A private member’s bill to strengthen Canada’s defence of human rights at home and abroad received unanimous support in the House of Commons and will proceed to the Senate.
The International Human Rights Act (Bill C-281), sponsored by Conservative MP Philip Lawrence, completed its third reading on June 7.
“I am proud to announce that my Private Member’s Bill … has passed through the House of Commons with unanimous support!” Lawrence said on Twitter after the House vote was passed 322-0.
The bill seeks to amend four separate pieces of legislation, touching on a wide range of issues pertaining to human rights, from curtailing state propaganda to reducing the use of cluster munitions….